2023-07-18 11:22:59 | WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| BUILDING DIVISION |
| 2020 FBC- BUILDING PLAN REVIEW |
| W. P. B. PERMIT: 23060579 |
| ADD: 2603 PINEWOOD |
| CONT: BUILTMORE CONTRACTING INC. |
| TEL: 561-331-1476 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| 2020 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE W 2020 WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, |
| ADMINISTRATION |
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| 2020 EXISTING BUILDING CODE. 801.3 COMPLIANCE. ALL NEW |
| CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND SPACES |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA |
| BUILDING CODE, BUILDING. |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
| DATE: TUES. JULY 18TH/23 |
| ACTION: DENIED |
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| 1) LIFE SAFETY PLAN: |
| 1A) BOTH THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN AND FLOOR PLAN SHOW AN |
| ENLARGED UNISEX RESTROOM, BUT THE EXISTING WALL LINES |
| OF THE OLD RESTROOM STILL SHOW WITH AN INSWING DOOR. |
| THE PLUMBING FLOOR PLAN SHOWS THE WALL CONFIGURATION |
| CORRECTLY. 2020 WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION |
| 107.2.1. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT |
| CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF |
| THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL |
| CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT |
| LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED |
| BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| 1B) STORAGE ROOM 909 SQ. FT. SHOWS AN EMERGENCY BATTERY |
| LIGHT WALL PACK WITH EXIT SIGN BUT THERE IS NO EXIT |
| BENEATH THE BATTERY BACKPACK. DISCREPANCY IN PLANS. |
| ADMINISTRATION 107.2.1. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| SUFFICIENT CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND |
| EXTENT OF THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT |
| WILL CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND |
| RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS |
| DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| 1C) NEITHER OF THE LARGE STORAGE AREAS SHOW THE EXIT |
| DIRECTIONAL NOR THE 2 SMALL STORAGE ROOMS SHOW EXIT |
| LIGHTS FROM THE ROOMS. 2020 FBC-BUILDING CODE SECTION |
| 1013.1. |
| 1D) THE TASTING ROOM SHOWS 6 CHAIRS WITH TABLE LOT THEN |
| A 4 FOOT SECTION OF TABLE TOP, THE PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR |
| AS TO THE HEIGHT OF EITHER SECTION OF THE TABLE, IF THE |
| ONE WITHOUT A CHAIR IS TO REPRESENT AN ACCESSIBLE |
| SECTION OF THE TABLE, PLANS ARE NOT CLEAR. THE LIFE |
| SAFETY SHEET DOES NOT SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2020 |
| FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 226.1 WHERE DINING SURFACES ARE |
| PROVIDED FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK, AT LEAST |
| 5 PERCENT OF THE SEATING SPACES AND STANDING SPACES AT |
| THE DINING SURFACES SHALL COMPLY WITH 902. |
| 1E) 902.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR |
| SPACE COMPLYING WITH 305 POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD |
| APPROACH SHALL BE PROVIDED. KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE |
| COMPLYING WITH 306 SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
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| 1F) 902.3 HEIGHT. THE TOPS OF DINING SURFACES AND WORK |
| SURFACES SHALL BE 28 INCHES MINIMUM AND 34 INCHES |
| MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR OR GROUND. |
| 2) THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR FLOOR PLAN SHOW WALL |
| ELEVATIONS OF THE NEW ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM AND ACCESSIB |
| 2A) CLEAR FLOOR SPACE DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS FOR THE |
| WATER CLOSET. SECTION 604.3 |
| 2B) CLEAR FLOOR SPACE DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS FOR THE |
| LAVATORIES. SECTION 606.2. |
| 2C) TURNING SPACE DIAMETERS. SECTION 304.3 |
| 2D) CENTERLINE OF THE WATER CLOSETS FROM THE NEAREST |
| SIDE WALL. SECTION 604.2. |
| 2E) HEIGHT OF THE WATERCLOSET SEATS FROM FINISH FLOOR. |
| SECTION 604.4. |
| 2F) HEIGHT OF THE LAVATORIES AND OR SINKS OR COUNTER |
| SURFACES FROM THE FINISH FLOOR. SECTION 606.3. |
| KNEE & TOE SPACE REQUIRED BY SECTION 306.2 TOE |
| CLEARANCE, 306.3 KNEE CLEARANCES, 2020 FBC- |
| ACCESSIBILITY CODE. INSULATE PIPES PER SECTION |
| 2G) HEIGHT OF THE MIRRORS FROM THE FINISHED FLOORS TO |
| THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE, MIRRORS |
| ABOVE SINKS. SECTION 606.3. |
| 2H) LOCATIONS, LENGTHS AND MOUNTING HEIGHTS OF GRAB |
| BARS FOR THE WATER CLOSETS SEE SECTION 604.5, 609.4 &. |
| FIGURE 604. |
| 2I) LOCATIONS OF THE WATER CLOSET FLUSH CONTROLS. |
| SECTION 604.6. |
| 2J) CENTERLINES OF THE TOILET DISPENSER MEASURED FROM |
| THE FRONTS OF THE WATER CLOSET. SECTION & FIGURE 604.7 |
| 2K) 2020 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE. 211.2 MINIMUM NUMBER. |
| NO FEWER THAN TWO DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| 602.1 THROUGH 602.6 AND ONE DRINKING FOUNTAIN SHALL |
| COMPLY WITH 602.7. |
| 2L) PROTRUDING OBJECTS 307.2 PROTRUSION LIMITS 307.2. |
| OBJECTS WITH LEADING EDGES MORE THAN 27 INCHES AND NOT |
| MORE THAN 80 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR SHALL |
| NOT PROTRUDE MORE THAN 4 INCHES HORIZONTALLY INTO THE |
| CIRCULATION PATH. |
| 2M) 602.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE. A CLEAR FLOOR SPACE |
| COMPLYING WITH 305, POSITIONED FOR A FORWARD APPROACH, |
| AND KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE COMPLYING WITH 306 |
| SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| 2N) SPOUT OUTLETS/ DRINKING FOUNTAINS. 2017 ACCESS. |
| CODE. SPOUT OUTLETS SHALL COMPLY WITH: |
| 602.4 SPOUT HEIGHT. 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH |
| FLOOR OR GROUND FOR WHEELCHAIR BOUND INDIVIDUALS. |
| 602.7 SPOUT HEIGHT FOR THE STANDING PERSONS SHALL BE |
| BETWEEN 38 TO 43 INCHES ABOVE FINISH FLOOR. |
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| 3) NEITHER THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR THE FLOOR PLANS |
| PROVIDE WALL FINISH SCHEDULE FOR RESTROOMS AND SERVICE |
| SINKS. 2020 FBC-B 1210.2.2. WALLS & PARTITIONS. THIS |
| COMMENT IS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| INTERPRETATION ON 06/2020. IN BATHROOMS, RESTROOMS & |
| SERVICE SINK AREAS EPOXY PAINT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED |
| A SMOOTH HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. |
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| 2020 FBC-BUILDING 1210.2.2 WALLS & PARTITIONS WITHIN 2 |
| FEET OF SERVICE SINKS, URINALS, AND WATER CLOSETS SHALL |
| HAVE A SMOOTH, HARD, NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE TO A HEIGHT |
| OF NOT LESS THAN 4 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR, EXCEPT FOR |
| STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, THE MATERIAL USED IN SUCH WALLS |
| SHALL BE OF A TYPE THAT IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY |
| MOISTURE. |
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| 4) THE SITE PLAN SHOWS AN EXTENDED STRIPPED WALKWAY TO |
| BUILDING. THE SITE PLAN APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLY HAVE A |
| CANOPY NOT SHOWN ON THE LIFE SAFETY PLAN NOR ANY FLOOR |
| PLAN. WHICH DOORWAY IS GOING TO BE THE MAIN ENTRY/ EXIT |
| DOORWAY NEEDING TO SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 |
| FBC-ACCESS. CODE CHANGES IN LEVEL 303.2 AND 303.3. |
| WHERE CHANGES IN LEVEL ARE PERMITTED IN THE FLOOR OR |
| GROUND SURFACES, THEY SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 303. |
| SEE 303.1 & 303.2. |
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| 5) THIS PERMIT IS FOR AN INTERIOR REMODEL, NOT EXISTING |
| PARKING, OR ACCESSIBLE PARKING NOR EXTEND STRIPPING TO |
| BUILDING. CLARIFICATION ONLY, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON |
| THE DESIGNER???S PART. |
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| 6) A TRANSMITTAL LETTER / NARRATIVE LISTING THE |
| ORIGINAL REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF |
| THE REVISION MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR |
| SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL |
| HELP TO EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR |
| ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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| PLEASE NOTE WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION FOR THIS |
| REVIEW, SUBSEQUENT |
| REMARKS MAYBE MADE IN THE NEXT REVIEW CYCLE. |
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| MY WORK HOURS ARE USUALLY TUES. & WED. 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM |
| PART-TIME/ SEMI-RETIRED. |
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| IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK WITH A PLANS EXAMINER BEFORE I GET |
| BACK INTO THE OFFICE CALL |
| (561)805-6700 AND ASK FOR THE PLANS EXAMINER ON-CALL. |
| THANK YOU. |
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| JAMES A. WITMER BN, PX, SFP, CBO |
| SENIOR COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| DEPARTMENT |
| 401 CLEMATIS ST. WEST PALM BEACH. FL 33402 |
| TEL: 561-805-6717 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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